Romello Height: LB · Texas Tech · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Romello Height
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for five head coaches across five seasons and four programs. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Big 12. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 sacks against Kansas, Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 37 | 19 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 18 | 6.5 | 2.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | USC | 18 | 9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Auburn | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Auburn | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 107 | 52 | 25.5 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-10@ No. 16 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 22-26@ Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-0vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-20@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-7vs No. 8 BYU | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-9vs UCF | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-0@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-7vs No. 11 BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-23vs No. 5 Oregon | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 11.0 | 9.5 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 42-17
vs Kansas
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against Kansas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
30%11 TFLSack rate
26%10 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups37 tackles · 11 for loss · 9.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #19 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech and Texas Tech, 107 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #70 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, Lincoln Riley, Brent Key and Joey McGuire.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ers2026 NFL rookie season
San Francisco 49ers2026 NFL rookie season
